Joltik

The Attaching Pokémon
#595 - Joltik
Evolve	Galvantula
Debut	Pokémon: Black Version Pokémon: White Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.1 m (0'04")
Weight	0.6 kg (1.3 lbs.)
Color	Yellow
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Compoundeyes / Unnerve
Hidden Ability	Swarm
Egg Group	Bug
Icon		Sprite
File:I595.gif		File:595sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	50	Speed	65
Attack	46	Sp. Attack	57
Defense	50	Sp. Defense	50
Training Info
Catch Rate	190	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	064	Effort Points	Spe
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Normal

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Joltik is a small electric insect-like that was introduced in the fifth generation games. Its evolved form is Galvantula.

Information

Joltik attach themselves to large-bodied Pokémon and then absorb static electricity from them. It stores all of the electricity that it absorbs within an electrical pouch located somewhere on its bodies. Joltik that live in cities have mastered a technique for sucking the electricity from outlets in the houses there.

It evolves into Galvantula at Level 39.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Black and White Versions, they are commonly found at Chargestone Cave.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Joltik initially made a small appearance in the Pokémon anime where it wound up accidentally being placed on the chest of Ash's Oshawott instead of its missing scalchop, and it proceeded to shock them before escaping.

Trivia

• Its name is a play on a combination of "jolt" and "tick".